Second set of human remains found

SAN ANDREAS – San Joaquin County Sheriff’s authorities say they found another set of remains Friday, these in the spot where death-row inmate Wes Shermantine said he buried Chevelle “Chevy” Wheeler in 1985.

SAN ANDREAS – San Joaquin County Sheriff’s authorities say they found another set of remains Friday, these in the spot where death-row inmate Wes Shermantine said he buried Chevelle “Chevy” Wheeler in 1985.

This is the second find in the past two days and the third day in a row of a digging campaign by the San Joaquin and Calaveras Sheriff’s offices. On Thursday, authorities reported finding a skull and several bones, which the Sheriff’s Office believes to be those of Cyndi Vanderheiden.

Friday’s discovery was confirmed by Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office, who said that around 11 a.m. authorities found a partial skull and some bones. These remains were found on the former property of the Shermantine family about two miles north of San Andreas. Paula Wheeler, Chevy’s mom, said authorities called her and relayed the remains had been wrapped in a blanket.

Authorities are also digging Friday near Linden, where Shermantine says his onetime friend Loren Herzog buried several victims.

Read Saturday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith